African News
IMF Kenya visit not expected to yield lending deal, finance minister says
By: Reuters 4th March 2026 Kenya does not expect an ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff visit to yield a lending programme at this stage, its finance minister... →
Africa's energy transition must support industrialisation, Ramaphosa tells Energy Indaba delegates 
By: Rebecca Campbell 4th March 2026 South Africa is seeking to expand its electricity transmission grid, which wis a R450-billion challenge, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his... →
Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
By: Reuters 4th March 2026 A US mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium's AfricaMuseum over who should digitise antique... →
Kenya private sector activity expands at slower pace in February, survey shows
By: Reuters 4th March 2026 Kenya's private sector activity expanded at a slower pace in February, hurt by slowing performance in agriculture and manufacturing, but got a lift... →
Tunisia jails tycoon Mabrouk and ex-PM Chahed on corruption charges
By: Reuters 3rd March 2026 A Tunisian court on Tuesday sentenced the country's richest businessman, Marouan Mabrouk, son-in-law of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali,... →
Namibia budget forecasts slightly higher growth and narrower deficit
By: Reuters 26th February 2026 Namibia's economic growth is forecast to pick up slightly this year and the budget deficit will narrow, its finance minister said in a budget... →
More than 1 700 Africans fighting for Russia, Ukraine says
By: Reuters 26th February 2026 More than 1 700 Africans are fighting for Russia in its war in Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Wednesday, adding that... →
RSF-led violence in al-Fashir bears 'hallmarks of genocide', say key UN nations
By: Reuters 26th February 2026 Violence by Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir bears "the hallmarks of genocide", the foreign ministers of... →
